Tyger Roof Rack

what hardware did you use to mount the case? I have the same rack and im having issues finding bolts that fit in the channel

 

I bought some carriage bolts at Home Depot and I trimmed the sides to fit the racks rail.

 

How did u tighten that bolt on the rack.

 

How did u tighten that bolt on your rack to the bracket on the awning. I found a bolt that fits but ot free spin when I tighten it

 

I use this bolt from Home Depot.

 

Thank u so much! I went ace and O'Reilly looking to see If I can find one that will fit and not spin when I tighten it. So that bolt slide right in and when you tighten it it doesn't spin? Or you did something for it not to do that? Lol

 

i bought 1/4in carriage bolt. It doesnt quite slide in, you have to grind the sides a bit so it can slide in the rail. I didn’t use my for an awnings. I use it to mount a pelican case.

 

Finally installed my rack and a few things on it.

 

Looking good. I like it.

 

Thank you and the help

 

Anytime. I’m glad I could help out. Just an fyi make sure that you torque the screws and bolt specially the one that is mounted to your roof. Mine leaked water the first time. I have to resilicone and torque to specs.

 

I was gonna do the silicone but I couldn't find the one I bought couple of weeks ago. But definitely will do tomorrow.

 

You remember the torque specs? If not it's all good you guys been a great help already. I can look it up. Lol

 

I have a Prinsu, but in my opinion the best way to do this is to pull the weather stripping out and mark the position of the mounting holes, then use a pair of sidecutters to cut the metal ribbing inside the areas in which you’ll be making your holes. You’ll then need to use a razor utility knife to remove that short piece of ribbing from the weather stripping. Just to be extremely clear here- you only want to remove the ribbing from the areas in which you’ll be making the holes. Leave the ribbing intact on the remainder of the stripping. Then to make your holes, use a punch- a punch will give you the cleanest holes. Place the areas to punch through on a block of wood, and use the punch to drive through the rubber and into the wood.

If you drill without removing the metal ribbing, the drill will not drill through the ribbing- it will move to one side and you’ll ruin the stripping and/or end up with a hole that is not centered. Even if you remove the stripping, drilling may still butcher it.

I used a 19mm punch, which gave me a perfect seal around the spacers that fit between the roof and the rack. Do it this way and your install will look OEM perfect.

 

I just got mine for my Taco and getting ready to install it. Did you take any extra precautions to waterproof it? Have you had any issues with leaks?

 

I used silicone or clear rtv in the holes just before installing the boltos to attatch to the roof. no leaks at all, thoroghly pleaed with the quality n price of the rack.